>> that's a good way to put it snow is moving through. nice to see the roads are more wet than icy. i saw a lot of crews pretreating trying to get out ahead of it. the rain south and east of brockton, anywhere north and west it's the snowflakes. we are watching the snow press into the boston area. snowing in newton and needham, westward to worcester. heavier snow in franklin. someone manage wrentham saying a coating on the ground of wet snowfall. approaching an inch in parts of worcester county and an inch in northeastern in connecticut. bottom line is that we have the snow flying out there. some people may be celebrating. wachusett mountain 25 degrees. temperatures are falling back. we are below freezing west of boston for the most part. a big drop in temps later on tonight. anything wet will get icy.

most of the initial batch is over at 10:00. one more area of snow showers moves through midnight and this line is the cold front. as that passes after midnight, the wind will pick up and the temperatures will drop to the teens by tomorrow morning. a coating to a couple of inches of snow. north shore, boston, south shore a coating to as much as one inch out of this one. this is what we get out the door tomorrow. teens to 20 degrees and winds gusting 45 miles per hour. wind advisories in effect. we will take a look at that and a weekend storm to keep tabs on. >> thanks so much. a look at the roads. this is the southeast expressway and you can see lots of red lights there. wet roadways and things are moving. turning to the maps you see a lot of red around the boston area. slowdowns on all the major roads getting out of the city.

you can see the conditions boston drivers can expect the next few hours. tonight. iran is holding ten u.s. navy sailors and two small boats tonight after they had mechanical problems and then drifted into iranian waters. the pentagon is saying iran has assured the u.s. that it will quickly return the sailors and the boats safely at some point. tonight state police are trying to figure out which driver went the wrong way on 128 causing a serious crash before 4:30 this morning. a car south on 12 north crashed into another in lexington. both drivers seriously hurt, taken to the hospital. police can't say which driver was going the wrong way. the crash shut down three lanes of 128 for several hours. a violent knife battle in fall river caught on tape. a thief pulled out an 8-inch night inside a convenient store

bigger knife. the thief made off with about $200 but the police arrested jose sanchez a short time later. now to a wbz exclusive. a woman dies hours after she was revived from a heroin overdose. there could be questions for the hospital that treated her. the woman was revived after an accident and transported to the e.r. she was sent home from the hospital with a prescription for oxycodone. hours later she was dead. as christina hager tells us, police are investigating. >> reporter: from this salisbury home sunday morning, a frantic 911 call from a man saying his girlfriend was unresponsive. >> is she breathing? >> no. >> reporter: it was gretchen fordham. >> they are on the way. >> i believe he began cpr but to no avail. the victim was transported to the hospital where she was

>> reporter: now police and investigators with the d.a.'s office are looking into whether she died from the opiate based painkillers doctors gave her after treating her for a heroin overdose. it was on 495 in merrimack fordham crashed her car the night before. she charged her with driving under the influence of drugs, the second offense. because she needed medical help, instead of taking her into custody, she went to the hospital where police say she was given a heroin o.d. broken wrist. doctors sent her home with an oxycodone prescription. on the way back to her home, she stopped at a 24-hour prescription. so, just after recovering from a heroin overdose, she walked in the door with a fresh bottle painkillers. within hours, that frantic call.

toxicology tests to pinpoint the cause of death, gretchen's friends tell us one thing is certain, she is the last person any doctor should have given opiates to. christina hager, wbz news. the first votes are getting closer. hampshire primary. ted cruz is hoping a last minute blitz will earn him late votes in new hampshire. he held a second amendment rally at gun range. it didn't go as planned as twice hecklers joined cruz to interrupt him. tonight he is hosting a town meeting in londonderry tying it into the state of the union address. trouble for hillary clinton in both new hampshire and iowa. bernie sanders may be extending his lead in new hampshire and pulling ahead in iowa as well.

first campaign trip to new hampshire. the former first daughter, expecting her second child spoke at events in concord, new hampshire and portsmouth and spoke on her mother's plan to expand early childhood education. paula? david, congressman seth mol ton will have a special guest with him when president obama delivers the final state of the union address. a 9-year-old syrian refugee chamber. he lost both of his arms in an attack on a refugee came' that killed his siblings. the boy wrote to president obama asking him to allow more refugees into the united states. wbz and cbs will carry the state of the union live. scott pelley will anchor our coverage at 9:00. breaking news from the new england patriots and it involves one of the stars chandler jones.

>> reporter: paula, thank you. we have learned from the patriots that chandler jones was hospitalized on sunday and released on the same day. now, there are no details on why jones was in the hospital but hopefully we will be able to figure that out or what he was treated for. this video is chandler jones on the practice field yesterday. he reported to work on time yesterday and participating in the meetings and practices since then. he did miss the pat's last game with a toe injury but has taken part in the team's workouts since then. on sunday, patriots say chandler jones will be ready to go on saturday when thy take on the -- when they take on the kansas city chiefs. that is the latest at cbs. we hope to have more on chandler jones in sports.

one neighbor is bent out of shape by a fitness studio nearby. >> coming up, his fight to shut down the studio because of what women are wearing to workout. >> passionate protests to block

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keep her business open after neighbors complained that illegally. >> as preseason reports, the accusations are getting personal and some say sexist. >> reporter: modern bar of newton features young women in tank tops and yoga pants. their chosen location is drawing scorn from neighbors at the commonwealth avenue studio. the issue is the rushing of parking, people on cell phones parking doing three-point turns. >> rachel, a small business owner herself says modern bar st. patrick making a big enough effort to work with the neighbors. not true says the owner. she says the neighbors keep moving the goal post. >> the complaints have ranged but we met their concerns. then we hear different complaints. we try to keep up with them as best we can. >> reporter: though the

neighborhood, it's zoned for commercial use and has been since the 1920s. >> reporter: the problem is she needs to update the business location usage permit so it's classified as a fitness studio. dozens of happy clients wrote letters to city hall in support but there is push back from neighbors that raise concern like noise and air pollution or one put scantily clad clientele the neighborhood. >> the comments, it's disheartening that someone would even think in that direction. the point of the studio is to up lift women, not tear them down. >> reporter: the land use committee takes up the issue in a public hearing tuesday night. >> i'm not sure how many were scantily cold today. >> you had to bundle up. as far as the snow during the

it's about the timing and temperatures falling back. night. westbrook field. chester. i heard from a weather watcher in franklin, an inch of snow. inch range. all the rain is along the south islands. snow about everywhere else. we are watching this track slowly eastward, just off the live report from steve burton. big fat flakes coming down, you can see the returns in here add to taunton. steady snow in worcester county and along the pike. down to 84 moving into connecticut. northern worcester county a good clip. there are several accidents in northern worcester. take it easy.

and boston and inside of 128. temperatures are below freezing from about 495 west. in boston we are at 36 degrees. the colder air will funnel in. anything wet will freeze up. the main cold front that we are tracking is not bringing the snow right now. it's on this squall line that we are tracking through central new york. that moves in after this, around midnight. then the winds follow the cold front. here is the hour by hour. we have the snow that continues to move through you this the next couple of hours. cape island, south coast mainly rainfall there. maybe a few wet flakes mixing in, especially later on this evening. then here comes the cold front around midnight. that will sweep through with another coating of snow for many towns and then we usher in the colder air and the strong wind gusts that will follow. that's what we are left with tomorrow. all the snow will be gone. most towns a coating to two inches. isolated total up to three possible. a coating to one along the water's edge including the north shore, boston and south

will be in the teens to around 20 and an icy start and a lot of winds. westerly wind gusts up to 45 it will be hauling. wind advisories in effect for the stronger winds that will be with us all day. windy, cold start. at midday westerly winds, bright skies and ineffective sunshine. falling through the low 20s through work tomorrow night. night. high temps, 21 in worcester. nantucket up to 32 tomorrow afternoon. the other thing is a potent storm that develops late friday into saturday. and east. early for the expect rain and snow line. at this time we favor rain in southeastern massachusetts and along the water. we could see significant wet snow inland. this is one to watch as we head through the rest of the week and may end in west snow in foxborough. the seven-day forecast, a

we are in the depths of winter. tomorrow and thursday the chilly yeast days. behind the storm system, another burst of cold on monday. >> thank you. so, we have patriots divisional play-off coverage for you. and this is getting ex siting. snow behind steve burton. excitement is building as we get to the end of the week. it looks like how it looks now behind you on saturday afternoon we would be okay with that. >> we would be fine with that. we are a cold weather team. notice how i say we. as we told you earlier, the patriots confirmed that chandler jones was hospitalized sunday and released on the same day. there is no word on what he was treated for. the patriots say he was on time for the meetings and practices since sunday and he should be ready to go for saturday's game. here is bill belichick. yes, bill belichick sporting a black eye at the press

he offered no details but he didn't seem too concerned bit, either. >> i think i will live. >> reporter: the head coach says he will live. the nfl is known as a quarterback league. on saturday, you will see two of the game's best for different reasons. levan reid has more. >> reporter: a day closer to play-offs and the intensity has risen. tom brady spoke about trust and believing in your teammates. >> the guys that you count on are the guys that you are, i would say, in a fox hole with so to speak and you got to know who to count on and how to anticipate and know that you are going to keep doing the right things. >> reporter: the biggest problem the pats defense will have starts and finishes with alex smith. he doesn't make mistakes. when he leaves the pocket, it is a problem. >> he is one of those guys that can be in the pocket and be out

so, you have to do a great job on the edge. >> he has like 500 yards rushing, six yards per carry, 30 first downs, that stuff let's you know that he is more than a game manager, more of a playmaker. >> with that in mind to get ready for alex commit, that squares on jimmy, the backup qb who plays alex smith in practice. his job to give the pats defense good looks. >> he doesn't run every time. he scrambles to pass. you have to play it both ways. he is a savvy guy. >> at gillette stadium, levan reid, wbz sports. >> all right, levan. that is the patriots side of things. let's gough to kansas city and danny roche covering the chiefs. >> reporter: first play-off win in 22 years this past weekend.

one thing i can tell you from being here in kansas city. there won't be trash tacking. alex smith is a 10-year veteran. the 31-year-old is making his fifth postseason start against the patriots. he is aware of the opposing quarterback he will face. >> he is who everybody is chasing and do it as long as he has, is remarkable. >> reporter: chiefs head coach andy reid is quite aware of his opponent, bill belichick. >> hall of fame football coach. so, when it's all said and done, that's where he will be. he does a heck of a job. he can coach either side of the ball. all the way around. >> reporter: chiefs blew out brady and the pats the last time they squared off in week 4 in kansas city. brady through for 159 yards and two interceptions.

for 238 yards, three touchdowns and no picks. >> what do you take from last year. >> that has been talked about a lot. both sides are looking at it. a long time ago. a lot has happened between then. >> reporter: a lot has happened with jeremy mack cline. didn't practice today. he has a high ankle sprain. he was in tears on the sidelines. andy reid said he is making progress. he is one half. that's all they have when it comes to receiving passes from alex smith. a big question mark coming in. >> that helps the patriots. thank you, danny. celtics are in action against the knicks. guys, back to you. >> steve, thank you. >> thank you, steve. up next, spreading the love. how the powerball jackpot is

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the training wheels come off after tonight. we had the first snow. >> waiting for the first storm that plows one inch of snow in boston. it hasn't happened yet. we are looking at the radar. some towns are reporting snow coming down at a good clip. the first batch winds down around 10:00 p.m. one more line around midnight. for the school kids hoping for a delay and snow day not this storm. >> i don't think it's in the cards. this is gone by tomorrow morning but it will be cold and windy. >> very cold temperatures overnight. >> back in the teens. >> bundle up. thank you so much.